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Outstanding Books for the College Bound

A reading list of books recommended by the American Library Association
 
 

Black-eyed Susan Books

Books recommended by school librarians in Maryland.
 
 

Recommendations from Northwestern Students, past and present

• The Color Purple.  Alice Walker (FIC Wa)
This novel "involved emotions, details, and a different type of action.  I enjoyed it so much that I bought the book."
Ceciliamarie Wellington '02

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• Cujo.  Stephen King.  (FIC Ki)
 This book covers everything from adultery to a rabid killer dog named Cujo.  Suspense lurks around every corner; it's one book you won’t put down.
 Julia Shakeri ‘02

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• Dune.  Frank Herbert   (FIC He)
This is a sci-fi epic with a great deal of heroism, courage and politics. Dune has a complex storyline that exercises the mind.
A. Leon Irons  '02

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• The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe.  C. S. Lewis  (FIC Le)
 If you like magic, fantasy and action, you’ll like this book.  It’s about some  kids who find a portal to another land through a wardrobe and try to save it  from the evil witch by joining forces with a powerful lion.
Tyrone Noble  '02

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• Teacup Full of Roses.   Sharon Bell Mathis.  (FIC Ma)
 This novel deals with a lot of real-life problems.
Roland Kidd '02

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• Watership Down.  Richard Adams (FIC Ad)
"At first you think it is horribly silly, but as you get further into the book you can't wait to find out how the adventurers survive the many perils they come across."
Mariette Largess '02

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